Divine: The Filthiest Person Alive

If RuPaul represents the glamorous, commercial potential of drag, Divine represents its punk-rock, anti-establishment soul. Born Harris Glenn Milstead, Divine was the muse of cult filmmaker John Waters. Together, they created a series of films that celebrated bad taste and unapologetically queer characters. Divine’s persona was a direct assault on conventional beauty standards. With her signature shaved-back hairline and chaotically drawn-on eyebrows, she was both terrifying and hilarious. Her p